decaying before your very eyes

For folks not aware:

You've every right to be scared, and please give yourself space to grieve and be angry.

But also start taking steps to protect yourself -- map out existing gender neutral toilets, see what businesses are going to step up as allies, check if you qualify for a RADAR key, have discussions with family and friends on what to do if you are confronted over toilet use, and put together a "cis disguise" for when you need to be out in public in high risk situations.

A lot of "allies" right now are going to demand/joke that trans people should put their bodies at risk right now and storm bathrooms of whatever gender in protest, but try to block those folks out and focus on your immediate safety, first. There will continue to be opportunities to organize and offer mutual aid.

Stay strong. 🫂

Distant castle

"The problem is that there’s no way to reliably verify someone’s age without verifying who they are. A platform cannot magically discern that a user is 16 without collecting identifying information, whether through government documents such as a passport, payment information like a credit card, or other identity-disclosing data. Whether that data is stored by the platform itself or outsourced to a vendor, the result is always the same: A user’s offline identity is forever linked with their online behavior.

I dont know what solutions might be on a broader scale, but its absurd for one country to have this much power and for their private corporations to be handed this amount of authority from literally world governments demanding "safety for children". This power structure is absurd.

A local paper had some great photographs, all taken by Nicole Hester:

The day before, Rep. Justin Pearson tries to attend a Senate Committee meeting and is barred access by the Sergeant at Arms.

Lawmakers and protesters link arms as the descend the capitol steps.

Once inside the chamber, Democratic representatives continued to stand together with arms linked.

They continued standing together with arms linked as votes were cast.

Democratic representatives take a group photo protesting the redistricting.

Rep. Justin Jones burns a photo of the Confederate flag with the words, We will not go back.

And stomps the ashes.

KeShaun Pearson being escorted from the building by the Staties.

KeShaun Pearson (left) being taken into custody. Rep. Justin Pearson (right) showing his support of his brother.

Additional information: State lawmakers have been gunning for Pearson and Jones nearly their entire terms. Most notably, in 2023, the House expelled them for participating in a protest at the Capitol. Their districts had to have special elections to have them reinstated.

Pearson is one of the plaintiffs of a lawsuit seeking an injunction against the redistricting.

anyway, i also need a few essentials, more tooth paste, toilet paper, windex, and a cheap lamp for our (butch and i's) room.

so, looking for at least....$100? i don't expect to fully reach the goal, but any little bit would be helpful even if it's just for the stuff i need! tysm. rbs are always appreciated.

my ko-fi. i have p*ypal and revolut as well if that's easier! please just ask for those :3

we need food, meds & supplies ♡ we cant get on food stamps or medicaid rn (we tried) & we are in a rural area w limited pantry options. hoping for about $250 (some will go to insurance; the rest will be just $8/day for each of us for the next 2 weeks). anything helps!!

Im also making an update video about our spring & some repairs we made to the van over the last few months if anyone's interested. It will be on kofi when its ready!! ✌️

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the goal for the weekend is just $50. If just two people could send us 25 bucks that's all it would take!